Skjalla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skjalla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skjalla

að, [skvel, skvaldr], to swagger, talk loud; vér verðum at tala meðan ungmennit skjallar, Mork. 90, cp. Fms. vi. 335.

2 skjalla

2. mod. to flatter; s. e-n.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
infin.
infinitive.
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pers.
person, personal.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hd.
Hús-drápa. (A. I.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Ob.
Ómaga-bálkr. (B. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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